Author: |
Anna Amelia Obermayer,
1962 |
Family: |
ANTHERICACEAE* |
Origin: |
Botswana,
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,
Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
50
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Root
Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Anthericum
saltii, Baker, 1876.
Anthericum albovaginatum, Peter ex Poelln.
Anthericum amboense, Poelln.
Anthericum aristatum, Poelln.
Anthericum betschuanicum, Poelln.
Anthericum blepharophyllum, Peter ex Poelln.
Anthericum brevitepalum, Poelln.
Anthericum cepifolium, Dinter & Poelln.
Anthericum crassiusculum, Dinter.
Anthericum gracilitepalum, Poelln.
Anthericum harrarense, Poelln.
Anthericum kassneri, Poelln.
Anthericum lanzae, Cufod.
Anthericum micranthum, Baker.
Anthericum oatesii, Baker.
Anthericum omissum, Poelln.
Anthericum saltii var. oatesii, Cufod.
Anthericum secundum, K.Krause & Dinter.
Chlorophytum pilosum, Dammer.
Urginea pilosula, Engl.
Trachyandra reflexipilosa, Oberm. |
This member of Anthericaceae*
family was given this name by Anna Amelia Obermayer in 1962. It is found in the
eastern Africa, down to the south, growing in a well drained soil with some water and
lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the
grass-like leaves to 50 centimetres. The flowers are white, and
beside seeds, it can be reproduced by root-cuttings.
The genera name means 'round
fruits'. The species name after Jonathan Salt, 1759-1815, a
British botanist, lichenologist, scientist, zoologist and
entomologist.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Anthericaceae is now part of
the Asparagaceae. |